salmo
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Post by salmo on May 18, 2008 10:24:53 GMT
Came across this quote the other day...
"Admittedly, 'catching fish', as has often been pointed out, is by no means the be-all and end-all of angling. Is it not rather the surmounting of difficult problem coupled with delightful surroundings and pleasant company which is the over-riding attraction? Does not the appreciation of and the attempt to understand all that lives in or around the river also count for a great deal? Likewise the self-control which is necessary if the fisherman is to arrive at even a moderate level of skill, and the ability to submerge individual aspirations, intense though they may be, in the camaraderie of angling friends and companions".
John Ashley-Cooper
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conwyrod
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Post by conwyrod on May 19, 2008 21:34:57 GMT
He must have fished Middle Blackhall a lot! ;D
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Post by salmo on May 20, 2008 19:57:31 GMT
He must have fished Middle Blackhall a lot! ;D He probably wrote it while fising at Middle Blackhall ;D ;D salmo
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Post by conwyrod on May 20, 2008 20:03:52 GMT
Yes, I can just picture him now, writing it while A Wood was pulling them out from the Cairnton side. ;D ;D
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Post by sinkingtip on May 20, 2008 20:40:36 GMT
Yes, I can just picture him now, writing it while A Wood was pulling them out from the Cairnton side. ;D ;D John - your going to have to get over it .... we are all destined to blank sometimes (GR excepted) Chin up ;D STip
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Post by conwyrod on May 21, 2008 10:19:54 GMT
Just me milking the joke Tip! ;D
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Post by sinkingtip on May 21, 2008 17:49:30 GMT
Just me milking the joke Tip! ;D .......... and why not ? Back to Ashley Cooper anyone ? If nothing else, we can make up anagrams - Haysel Prooce for example. ;D STip
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Post by conwyrod on May 21, 2008 22:21:10 GMT
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Post by baroness on May 21, 2008 22:54:06 GMT
I met JAC when he was an old man, and I was a boy. The quote at the top of this thread was not the ethos he inspired in me. As I recall he went fishing to catch fish, and the rest was a bonus. Give JAC as attractive a river and surroundings as you like, if there were no fish, he really wasn't interested. I've gone along with that for a long time, I still go fishing to catch fish, and for no other reason.
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Post by sinkingtip on May 21, 2008 23:37:35 GMT
I too go fishing to catch fish ...... as we all do I assume and is certainly my major motivation in rising at 3am (or not going to yer pit at all), driving excessive distances (sometimes), forking out good money (usually) and gettin hame knackered nae use tae man nor beast (always). Unfortunately, we have to accept that, in all probability, there will be more than one occasion during the course of a season when there are indeed nae, or very few, fish aboot - see recent Middle Blackhall posts. When days such as these threaten to darken my particular door step (and there have been times when ma door step couldnae get ony darker) I reckon the wily fisher has two options available to him / her ....... 1) Pack it in early and spend the rest of the day in the bookies (or similar) ...... or ...... 2) Perservere and seek solace, spiritual enlightenment, comfort and a general sense of well being through what might be considered by some (foolishly) as secondary or meaningless 'peripherals' - a stunning landscape, the elements, clean air, entertaining and knowledgeable company ..... and fern cakes. In a situation such as this I would depart, in all probability, fishless yet as equally fulfilled had I 'connected'. As you say, and a phrase shiny with use, "the rest is a bonus". Fish ? - que sera sera. But thats me - ken ? best regards STip
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Post by hornet on May 22, 2008 12:17:41 GMT
I agree we all go fishing to ultimately catch fish but if i don't catch as you are not always guaranteed to catch then i don't get suicidal over it.
I try to enjoy the whole experience when going Salmon fishing and if i manage to hook into a fish then the adrenaline and heart pumping is just as good as the other fish smelling adventure.
To be black and white about fishing is not my cup of tea and i for one do not adopt this approach or understanding.
When in the company of certain individuals it becomes more of a social gathering with the fishing somewhere in between if you get my drift.
For me this combination can't get any better.
Cheers
Hornet
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Post by conwyrod on May 22, 2008 13:27:22 GMT
When in the company of certain individuals it becomes more of a social gathering with the fishing somewhere in between if you get my drift. I can't imagine who you might be thinking of hornet!
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Post by sinkingtip on May 22, 2008 14:05:29 GMT
Richt - that's it ! Social gathering is it ? .... eh'll gie you "social gathering" m'lad.
Just you wait til the next all nighter - rod of iron, no quarter given, military exercise, dogged perseverance, nae slackin ..... and only one scheduled break of twa meenits for a tin of Vimto and a packet 'o Swizzles.
Eh'll gie you bliddy "social gathering". ;D
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Post by lamson on May 22, 2008 22:05:49 GMT
Con Rod , I've explained to you that the fish weren't holding because no areas of the river had red circles or similar on the surface to show the fish where to hold.
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Post by hornet on May 22, 2008 22:31:32 GMT
Stp,
The next gathering will be extra special ;D
Cheers
Hornet
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Post by spruce on Oct 17, 2008 13:40:02 GMT
Fishing Quotes....... "Feck it, I'm away to the pub." Uttered by me several times over the years!
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